fěnsuì

粉碎

HSK 7-9Word · Adjective · Verb

smashed to pieces; crush; shatter

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Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

adjective

smashed to powder; shattered to pieces

Descriptive of the state of an object after being completely broken.

Cí瓷
wǎn碗
diào掉
zài在
dì地
shàng上
 ,
shuāi摔
dé得
fěn粉
suì碎
 。

The porcelain bowl fell on the floor and shattered into pieces.

Qì汽
chē车
dǎng挡
fēng风
bō玻
lí璃
bèi被
zá砸
dé得
fěn粉
suì碎
 。

The car's windshield was smashed to pieces.

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Tā他
qì气
dé得
bǎ把
shǒu手
jī机
shuāi摔
dé得
fěn粉
suì碎
 。

He was so angry he threw his phone and smashed it to bits.

2.

verb

to crush; to pulverize; to grind into powder

Refers to the action of reducing something to powder, often using a machine or force.

Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
yòng用
jī机
qì器
fěn粉
suì碎
kuàng矿
shí石
 。

The workers are using a machine to crush the ore.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
bǎ把
yào药
piàn片
fěn粉
suì碎
 ,
fāng方
biàn便
wèi喂
gěi给
yīng婴
ér儿
 。

We need to crush the pill into powder to feed it to the baby.

3.

verb

to shatter; to crush; to defeat utterly

Often used metaphorically for defeating plans, attacks, or hopes.

Wǒ我
jūn军
chéng成
gōng功
fěn粉
suì碎
le了
dí敌
rén人
de的
jìn进
gōng攻
jì计
huà划
 。

Our army successfully crushed the enemy's attack plan.

Zhè这
qǐ起
yīn阴
móu谋
bèi被
jǐng警
fāng方
chè彻
dǐ底
fěn粉
suì碎
le了
 。

This conspiracy was completely shattered by the police.

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Tā他
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
zài在
zhè这
cì次
shī失
bài败
zhōng中
bèi被
chè彻
dǐ底
fěn粉
suì碎
le了
 。

His dream was completely shattered by this failure.